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    Check Out My Pics From the 98th Hampton University Ministers’ Conference!

     

    Hello World,

    If you read my last post, you know that in a span of two weeks, I’ve driven up to Nashville, Tennessee for the 33rd Annual Christian Women’s Retreat, spoken at Central Christian Church’s 11th Annual Women’s Prayer Breakfast in the A and flew up to Hampton, Virginia for the 98th Hampton University Ministers’ Conference! But I took it all one day at a time like the old saints advise, and I’ve had a fabulous time!

    Since this was my first time attending the Hampton University Ministers’ Conference and visiting Hampton University, one of the illustrious HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), I took lots of pics to chronicle my journey…Share my journey in pics below…and tell me what you think 🙂

    Obviously, a Hampton University banner…The school was established in 1868 and is still here today!

    The reason I was in Hampton…

    I was blessed to be a part of the Hampton University Ministers’ Conference Bookstore, which was sponsored by Urban Ministries Inc.

    My books in the Hampton University Ministers’ Conference Bookstore…

    The obligatory me and my books shot 🙂

    A conference attendee checking out my book! I promise she was already checking it out before I asked if I could take the pic…And she bought the book too  🙂

    Ministers enjoying the bookstore…

    Many of  the conference attendees (including me) stayed on campus during our time at the conference…I was assigned to Twitchell Hall…This brought me back to my 552 Creswell Hall days at UGA…Loved dorm living back then…but now, not so much…

    This was the view from Twitchell Hall…Wow!

    I was told this is the home of Dr. William R. Harvey, Hampton University president…This home was literally just a few steps from Twitchell Hall..Ere ah..I bet he keeps a very close eye on students since he lives right in the center of the dorms…LOL…

    I just adore old buildings, and Hampton has many buildings that appear to be decades old…I believe this is the dining hall…

    A girl had to eat! The dining hall…again…brought me back to my UGA days…

    And just like my UGA days…A bruh will make himself known…LOL…This bruh told me he pledged in the ’50s! He was there for the 78th Annual Choir Directors’ & Organists’ Guild Workshop which is held in conjunction with the ministers’ conference…It was the best singing I’ve heard in my whole life…

    Now, if I met a bruh, you know I had to meet a soror! This is Soror Rev. Evelyn Harvey White Spurlock (who made sure to apply her red lipstick before I took her photo)! She proclaimed she is a 1938 graduate of Hampton (then Hampton Institute) and will be 98 years old this month! And she didn’t start preaching until 1992! She retired in 1979 after teaching 43 years in public education…How inspiring!

    There was a wonderful display of flags from different countries across from the dining hall…Do you know the names of all of the countries?

    Of course, I had to highlight Jamaica’s flag…

    Another view of the flag display so that you can see more of the beautiful campus…

    Of course I had to take a picture of the campus church…I love the message…TGIF!

    The church’s magnificent clock tower…

    My artistic shot of the clock tower…

    Another view of the church…Behind the vendor area is the HU Convocation Center where most of the festivities for the conference were held…

    Inside the Convocation Center..Just to give you an idea of how many people were at the conference…This photo was taken at the Tuesday evening worship service…Again, one of the best praise and worship experiences I’ve ever had…

    A view of the choir and ministers…

    I’ve never seen this before…Every time this woman got excited in the worship service, this woman started waving flags…and she never hit anyone with them…A creative way to praise the Lord!!!

    And if you needed accessories for your praise and worship, you could find them here…Lap cloths anyone?

    And you could get your accessories personally embroidered…

    More wares…

    Good shopping…

    Okay, I could post more photos, but you’ve probably had enough at this point…so here is my last photo of the beauty on Hampton University’s campus…I hope to go to this conference again…

    Any thoughts?

     

     

     

     

     

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    After the Altar Call on the Move…

    Hello World,

    The lone writer...(get it? LOVE.THIS.PHOTO)...A pic from my book release party...

    If you have visited my humble blog before, you know that my book which has the same name was released in February of this year! And since then, I have been on the move around the A as I have attempted to spread the word about a book that I truly believe will help women to develop a personal relationship with God! And God has blessed my efforts!

    As of this month, my book is now available via Black Expressions Book Club! From the web site…

    Black Expressions is the book club when it comes to books for and by African Americans. We’ve got bestselling books from such African American authors as Zane, Brenda Jackson, Eric Jerome Dickey and E. Lynn Harris. From new urban fiction to black romance novels and African American Christian fiction, Black Expressions truly has something for everyone. Plus, our editors love reading as much as you do and they’ll constantly keep you updated on the most-talked-about African American books on the scene.

    If you are a member of Black Expressions, you can order my book for a whopping 50 cents! Truly, you cannot beat that deal anywhere sooo order it here (click on the link.).

    And now that the unofficial start of summer is this weekend (Memorial Day weekend), I plan to venture out of the A and hopefully spread the good news about After the Altar Call!

    This weekend I will be at the 33rd Annual Christian Women’s Retreat in the Country Music Capital of the World! Yes, that’s right, I (along with my mother and other women from our church) will be traveling up the road a piece to Nashville to fellowship with Christian women from around the country. And if you’re read my book, one the original organizers of the retreat (which was created in 1980), Ms. Susie Doswell is featured in my book. Ms. Doswell has a tremendous testimony of thriving after after teenage pregnancy and abusive marriages. The convention will be held at the Sheraton Music City Hotel so if you’re in the area, stop by and see me.

    The next weekend, on June 2, I will be speaking on “Developing a Personal Relationship With God” at Central Christian Church’s 11th Annual Women’s Prayer Breakfast. The prayer breakfast begins at 10 a.m. Central Christian Church is located at 1916 Dodson Drive, Atlanta 30311…That’s right in the heart of the SWAT!!!

    And a few days after that, I will be signing my book on Tuesday, June 5 at 1 p.m. and Wednesday, June 6 at 2 p.m. at the Urban Ministries Inc. bookstore  at the Hampton University Ministers’ Conference in Hampton, Virginia! From the conference web site…

    The Ministers’ Conference began in 1914 when the Negro Organizational Society, the Conference for Education in the South, the Southern Education Board, and the Cooperative Education Board sought to address the growing concerns of the African-American church and its relationship to the community. With Hampton Institute carrying strong influence with each of these community organizations, it became the birth-place of the original Ministers’ Conference, then known as The Conference of Negro Ministers of Tidewater, Va.

    The HU Ministers’ Conference and Choir Directors’ and Organists’ Guild has also welcomed famous individuals to the campus of Hampton University. Past attendees have included the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1962; the Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker of Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York; the Rev. Jesse Jackson; the Rev. Al Sharpton; the Rev. T.D. Jakes; and in 2007, Barack Obama.

    I pray this book will truly help women all around the world develop a personal relationship with God! And I’m thankful to God for enabling me to spread the word about this book, and I could use your help too…Let erebody know After the Altar Call is on the move…

    Any thoughts?

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    I Love the A part two….YEEK

    Hello World,

    When I saw this video on YouTube on Sunday, I knew I had to feature it here…If you lived in the A in the mid-80s to mid-90s, you’ve got to know about yeeking…If you did not, let me splain it to you..lol…it is like popping with a Southern flair…

    Back in the day, crews from different high schools, dressed in matching outfits rivaling the style of the Temptations era with a hip hop twist, demonstrated their athleticism and ingenuity in choreographed dances in pep rallies, talent shows, clubs, etc. all over the city. After each phase of the routine, they would yell out, “YEEK!” And if they were really hot, just as they had worked up the crowd to near hysteria, they would pause for effect and then yell out, “YEEK!” And if they were really bad, they would double up and yell out, “YEEK” twice!

    These crews, as least from what I remember, never included girls, but in their routines, some of the dancers mimicked more feminine moves (to the delight of the audience) which complimented the masculine moves in the routines. Often these feminine-masculine exchanges were the comedic parts of the routines. Most of the guys were muscular but slim. But every once in a while, a chubby guy would be in the group and would really get the crowd hype because no one would expect him to move his body like the rest of the crew…

    In the fall of this year, a new documentary titled, “YEEK Atl,” will be released, and producers of the film are looking for old school and new school dancers to feature in the film. If you are interested, contact Creshindo of Platinum Bar Ent. at creshindo@yahoo.com or (770) 873-9549.

    What do you remember about yeeking?

    Any thoughts?